Archaeology

4.19 Archaic Period
During the Archaic period, people from the Evans culture built large mounds made of dirt.
During the Archaic period, people from the Evans culture built large mounds made of dirt.
Caddo people began to inhabit the Red River valley approximately 2,500 years ago.
Once covering most of Louisiana, the Coles Creek culture is known for its distinctive ceremonial mound sites.
This entry covers the prehistoric Evans culture during the Middle Archaic Period, 6000–2000 BCE.
The United Houma Nation claims approximately 17,000 members and continues to keep Native American traditions alive from their tribal center in Lafourche Parish.
The term Indian Removal is generally associated with President Andrew Jackson's forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation west of the Mississippi River.
Janie Verrett Luster is a master palmetto basket weaver and cultural preservationist of the United Houma Nation, a state-recognized tribe from southeast Louisiana.
Legalized gambling has played an important cultural, political, and economic role in Louisiana's history from the colonial era to the present.
Native American communities in Louisiana are culturally diverse with unique histories.
People from the Clovis culture and San Patrice culture were some of Louisiana’s earliest inhabitants.
This entry covers prehistoric Poverty Point culture during the Late Archaic period, 2000–800 BCE.
This entry covers the Pre-Clovis and Clovis cultures during the Early Paleoindian Period, 11500–9500 BCE, and Middle Paleoindian Period, 9500 BCE–8800 BCE.
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